Lakeville family of three loses house after early morning fire

A Lakeville family of three lost their home to a fire Friday morning. According to the Lakeville Fire Department, the fire started near a fireplace on the first floor of the house around 4 a.m. at 7 Water St. and spread up to the second floor and into the attic.

A husband, wife and daughter were in the house at the time of the fire. They were able to escape safely after hearing smoke alarms. There were no injuries.

Hopkins said the single-family, two-story house was likely a “total loss” with over $300,000 in damages.

Lakeville received mutual aid from Middleboro and Freetown. Hopkins said the fire took about two hours to extinguish because the house was set back and on a hill, which caused some difficulty. He said the snowstorm created difficulties, as well.